Bieber (formerly Chalk Ford) is an

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Lassen County, California Lassen County ( ) is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,730, and was estimated to be 28,340 in 2024, Its county seat and the largest city is Susanville ...

. It is located on the Pit River, north-northwest of Susanville, at an elevation of Its population is 266 as of the 2020 census, down from 312 from the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Bieber as a

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(CDP). The ZIP Code is 96009. The community is inside

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History

The settlement sprang up at the Pit River ford in 1877. The first post office at Bieber opened in 1877. It was named for Nathan Bieber, a local shopkeeper. It was a major junction between the Great Northern and Western Pacific railroads for north–south traffic, now owned by

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Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Bieber had a population of 266. The population density was . The racial makeup of Bieber was 78.9%

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, 1.1%

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, 0.8% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.0%

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, 12.0% from other races, and 6.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.9% of the population. The whole population lived in households. There were 116 households, out of which 20.7% included children under the age of 18, 50.0% were married-couple households, 3.4% were

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couple households, 18.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 28.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 29.3% of households were one person, and 16.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.29. There were 76

families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...

(65.5% of all households). The age distribution was 19.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% aged 18 to 24, 22.9% aged 25 to 44, 27.8% aged 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 43.5years. For every 100 females, there were 137.5 males. There were 146 housing units at an average density of , of which 116 (79.5%) were occupied. Of these, 66.4% were owner-occupied, and 33.6% were occupied by renters.

Politics

In the

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, Bieber is in , and Megan Dahle represents the district in the Assembly. Brian Dahle grew up in Bieber. Federally, Bieber is in .

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Lassen County, California Populated places established in 1877 Census-designated places in California 1877 establishments in California